Field notes / The Abstraction blog

Notes from the stack.

Ideas about developer tools, infrastructure, and the people building them. By Taylor Clauson.

Latest essay / June 4, 2025

Vibecoding, Negative Expertise, and the Future of Engineering

AI changes how software gets built. The value of understanding what to do—and what not to do—becomes even more important.

Thesis / AI

The work moves up a layer.

February 25, 2025

Why purpose-built, best-in-class tools can carve out pieces of the cloud—and why that opportunity remains foundational to our thesis.

Thesis · 5 min read